Sofia was named after Saint Sofia Church
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Sofia was named after Saint Sofia Church, a historic Eastern Orthodox church in Bulgaria’s capital that significantly influenced the city’s identity and name.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Sofia Church | 0 |
| Sofia | 0 |
| name of Sofia | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox church
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capital city ⓘ historic church ⓘ statement ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Early Christian basilica ⓘ |
| country | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Holy Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Saint Sofia Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Greek word for wisdom, sophia ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | cultural monument of national importance ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Saint Sofia Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocationContext | Bulgaria’s capital ⓘ |
| hasReligionTradition | Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Eastern Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | name of Sofia ⓘ |
| isAbout | etymology of the name Sofia ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn |
Bulgaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sofia Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Church of Saint Sofia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hagia Sophia of Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Sofia Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Saint Sofia Church
NERFINISHED
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Sofia NERFINISHED ⓘ the naming of Sofia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Bulgarian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest churches in Sofia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.